Nov 12, 2008 | IN THE NEWS
What is a Non Government Organisation (NGO)NGOs are a diverse mix of organisations with varied purpose, issues and supporters.A small number of NGOs pioneered private overseas aid during the colonial period before World War II. A larger number were established in the...
Nov 12, 2008 | IN THE NEWS
About 30% of Australian aid money is channelled through multilateral institutions and funds. Australia gives more money to the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) than to United Nations agencies and programs.The World Bank and ADB in particular...
Nov 12, 2008 | IN THE NEWS
The official objective of the program is to ‘assist developing countries to reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development, in line with Australia’s national interest’.[1] While providing aid in line with Australia’s national interest...
Nov 12, 2008 | IN THE NEWS
Wealthy donor countries set the guidelines for defining “Official Development Assistance”. This allows donors to artificially inflate the amount of aid they claim to provide by including items which do not contribute to poverty...
Nov 12, 2008 | IN THE NEWS
The Australian government will spend $4.3 billion on foreign aid in 2010-11. Aid spending is often seen as a selfless and philanthropic exercise for the...
Oct 20, 2008 | IN THE NEWS
Pacific trade officials have returned from the latest round of negotiations for a new Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (talks were held in Brussels last month) with all signs indicating the EU is placing its business interests ahead of...
